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AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan fumed at the venue's handling of the situation, but added he had received assurances the ground would be ready for the Lions-Bombers match.

He stopped short of accusing venue staff of sabotaging Brisbane's bid to host the grand final at the Gabba.

"That's a slightly different word - I just think this wasn't made a priority and that's what really disappointed me," he told Fox Footy.

"It just feels inconceivable that we get to a situation where the ground is not available."It's very disappointing, it doesn't make any sense to me, I don't think anyone contemplated it wouldn't be there ... they've had three weeks.

"It was either a competence or prioritisation (issue) ... I think it was prioritisation - I mean, you can get a ground ready in three weeks."

Despite the disappointment, McLachlan said the league's focus has quickly turned to making the clash the biggest spectacle possible."We're going to make this a great game on Saturday," he said.

"It will be a good crowd, we were very aggressive with the state government and I've been thrilled with their engagement on this from the Premier down."